Background Probiotic use to prevent gastrointestinal infections in critical care has shown
great promise in recent clinical trials. Although well-documented benefits of probiotic use in …

Purpose In this study, we sought to find the effects and mechanisms of probiotic
Lactobacillus casei Zhang (L. casei Zhang) on the pro-inflammatory cytokine production and …

Decrease of 'health‑benefiting'microbes and increase of pathogenic bacteria (a condition
termed dysbiosis) in intensive care unit patients is considered to induce or aggravate sepsis …

The liver is an important digestive gland, and acute liver failure results in high mortality.
Probiotics are considered potential adjuvant therapies for liver disease. This study aimed to …

Background Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG culture supernatant (LGGs) promotes intestinal
integrity and ameliorates acute liver injury induced by alcohol in mice. Objectives The aim of …

This study aims to determine whether Lactobacillus casei (L. casei) could relieve liver injury
in piglets challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Piglets were randomly allocated into …

Millions of people die from liver diseases annually, and liver failure is one of the three major
outcomes of liver disease. The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in liver diseases. This …

Acute liver failure is a clinical emergency associated with high mortality. Accumulating
evidence indicates that gut microbiota participates in the progression of liver injury, and …

Introduction Probiotic use to prevent nosocomial gastrointestinal and potentially respiratory
tract infections in critical care has shown great promise in recent clinical trials of adult and …

A number of clinical trials have demonstrated that the use of probiotics has the potential to
prevent nosocomial infections. However, the mechanism underlying probiotic-induced anti …